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TAS-102 With or Without Celecoxib for the Treatment of ctDNA-Defined Minimal Residual Disease Stage II-IV Colorectal Cancer after Completion of Chemotherapy

Trial Status: active

This phase II trial tests whether TAS-102, with or without celecoxib, works to improve levels of circulating tumor deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (ctDNA), and control disease in patients with stage II-IV colorectal cancer after completion of chemotherapy. ctDNA is genetic material from tumor cells that can be found and measured in the blood. Chemotherapy drugs, such as TAS-102 and celecoxib, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells, by stopping them from dividing, or by stopping them from spreading. Researchers want to learn if this measurement can help them predict which patients are at risk for the disease to come back after completing cancer treatment, as well as which patients may not have fully responded after treatment.